Who rules the league tables?

According to Thomson Financial and mergermarket.com, Goldman Sachs was the top M&A advisor for North America in 2006. JPMorgan Chase & Co. came in second. But the next few spots are a bit unclear. Thomson calculations say that the next few spots are held in order by Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Lehman Brothers and then Merrill Lynch. Mergermarket.com holds that the order is Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse then Merrill Lynch. As for global rankings, the big winners seem to be Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, followed by Morgan Stanley. No matter how you couch it, it was a great year for all the top banks. A rising tide is lifting all of them.   

For more:
- here's an update from BusinessWeek
- Some say the M&A market is slowing. Article